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This old guy has spent over 30 years playing on the radio, from Bangor and Skowhegan Maine, to Oneida, Norwich, and Oneonta NY. 2 great kids, one in Burlington, VT and the other in Canastota, NY., and three wonderful grandchildren

We were joined in the studio Friday by Tracy Henne, Catholic Charities Child Advocate, and she filled us in on some rather startling numbers concerning investigated cases of child abuse in Chenango County. She told us that in 2013, there were 1,025 abuse cases investigated in the county, and s…

The Easter Egg Hunt for kids will be held this Saturday, April 4th in East and West parks in downtown Norwich, rain or shine. For kids up to age 4, the hunt will begin at 10 AM in West Park, while the hunt for kids 5-8 starts at 10:15 in East Park...

The Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation District is selling a variety of bare root evergreen and deciduous tree and shrub seedlings as part of the 2015 Tree and Shrub program. These seedlings need to be pre-ordered for pick up on April 17th at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. The...

We had guests Friday as Rebecca Sands, Executive Director of "The Place" and Jill Kraft, owner of the Artist's Palette joined us in the Big Kat studio. They were here to tell us about the upcoming 2nd annual Cocktail Fundraiser for The Place...

Area residents know Spring can't be far behind the first Norwich Elks Lodge Chicken barbecue of the season and our friend Jeff Cola tells us it's time! The folks at the lodge will hold their first barbecue this Saturday, March 28th at the lodge on East Main Street. Hal...

New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter joined us in the studio recently to tell us about an event coming up this Saturday, March 28th at the Canasawacta Country Club. Called "Take a Shot at Diabetes," it's a fundraising night of food and comedy to benefit children battling diabetes. Pr…

We were joined in the Big Kat studio recently by Simon Solomon, Director for the Rogers Environmental Education Center. He was here to fill us in on some upcoming projects for the Center and talk about their "Spring Frolic" coming up this Friday, the 20th at the Colgate Inn in Hami…

It may have religious undertones, but St. Patrick's Day still ranks as one of the biggest drinking days of the year. It's estimated that more than 33 million people from around the world will combine cocktails, beer and cabbage in the name of St...

We were joined in the studio Wednesday morning by Diane Batson-Smith, Executive Director of the Chenango Arts Council, and Marketing Director Alecia ONeill. Both are relatively new to the Arts Council, as Diane began in July of last year and Alecia just 2 months ago.They ...

In addition to his headline performance at the Taste of Country Music Festival, upstate New York residents will have another opportunity to see Tim McGraw. He will perform at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on July 30th with fellow TOC Festival performers Chase Bryant and Billy Currington..…